Ayurvedic Approach for Treatment of Fistula in ano

Abstract- The main objective of management of fistula is to cure the disease along withpreserving the anal sphincter, preventing recurrence, and allowing an early return to normal activity of the patient. Though many surgical procedures are available for the treatment of fisula in ano but no one isachieving these aims. Ksharsutra therapy is an old, simple and safe minimum invasive surgical technique for treatment of fistula in ano described in ancient classics of Ayurveda and is being practiced as a primary method of treatment in all types of fistula in ano including complex and recurrent fistula atBanaras Hindu University since 1965 with great success rate (95.5%) ( Deshpande, P. J. and Sharma, K. R1973).